West Berkshire Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
West Berkshire Council decided more than 2,200 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 10% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 55 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on West Berkshire Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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3 November 2026 · Approved
Land South Of Tower Works Lambourn Woodlands Hungerford · 26/00244/RESMAJ
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23 October 2026 · Refused
Land West Of High Street East Ilsley Newbury · 25/00599/FULMAJ
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10 September 2026 · Approved
West Street House West Street Newbury · 26/01299/FUL
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8 July 2026 · Approved
Sewage Treatment Works Sulhamstead Road Burghfield Reading · 25/02186/FUL
Figures for West Berkshire Council
| Applications decided | more than 2,200 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 10%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 55 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 7%of more than 680 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 140 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 34%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2024 |
| Local Plan policies held | more than 100plan adopted 2025 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on West Berkshire Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to its accessibility; • The effect of the proposed development on highway safety; and • The effect of the proposed development…”
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“The main issue is the impact of the proposed development on highway safety.”
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“The main issue in this case are: • the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the site and wider area, with particular regard to the North Wessex Downs (AONB); • whether the proposed development would…”
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“The main issues are: • Whether the appeal site would provide a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to the local development strategy; • The effects of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area…”
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“The main issues are: • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area, including with reference to a protected tree; • Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.